Danaher Corporation announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. today will comment on the Company's performance at the Smith Barney Citigroup Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference in New York City. Mr. Culp will communicate earnings per share for the 2005 first quarter is likely to be in the range of $0.55 to $0.57 versus the previous range of $0.52 to $0.57 with year over year revenue growth from existing operations likely to be in the mid single digit range.

Danaher Corporation is a leading manufacturer of Professional Instrumentation, Industrial Technologies, and Tools and Components. (http://www.danaher.com/)

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